Spacer Fabricator

JOB SUMMARY

This role is responsible for fabrication of radial spacers and assembly of bandaged spacers, tapered spacers, and fabrication and assembly of static ring. This role fabricates and assembles common spacer rings, washer assemblies, yoke insulation components and assemblies for the winding the core and coil. Manufacture and fabricate insulation parts from wood, TX support block board, wood laminates, pressboard, paper insulation, and others. Assembly of former cylinder and complete cylinder assemblies. This role will rotate jobs to maintain skill level and reduce ergonomic stress on a regular basis.

May work in any of the following areas: Milling Machine; Internal Washer Assembly; Common Spacer Rings, Ring and Tapered Spacers; and Punch Press and Bandage Spacers, Shearing, Wood Shop (Support Blocks), Wood Shop (Cleat & Lead Fabrication), Cylinder Fabrication, Cylinder Assembly and Komo Machine.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Receives assignments and instructions from supervisors, verbal and written.
• Responsible for machine setups and operation of woodworking machinery.
• Set up and operate milling machine to mill insulation strips, set up punch press for perforating cylinger ribs and punching miscellaneous parts, bundle material and wax ribs.
• Set up and operate radial spacer punch, assemble radial spacer assemblies, and bandaged spacers, and operate the tapering maching.
• Set up and operate static ring shaper machine.
• Set up and operate static ring wrapper machine.
• Set up and operate circle shear.
• Set up and operate corrugate saw.
• Set up and shear pressboard components per bill of material
• Fabricate blocks, which include planning, ripping, sawing, sanding and gluing.
• Fabricate cylinders, layout same, saw to correct size and configuration and assemble per bill of material.
• Wind and fabricate pattern cylinders per bill of material.
• Set up and operate Komo machine.
• Assemble washer assemblies and common spacer rings which includes set up of indexer, glue press, band saw, drill press and miscellaneous small tooling.
• Assemble and fabricate insulation yoke materials.
• Bake cylinders in batch oven as per bill of material.
• Final assembly of cylinders and reloated parts per bill of material.
• Saws,dados and notches maple and TX materials to bill of material.
• Moves finished material to specified area.
• Performs minor repairs and machine maintenance.
• Required to complete checklists and inspection forms and material inventory control sheets.
• Identifies all parts/pieces and distributes finished material to stock or queuing area.
• Identifies and assigns excess stock to storage in an orderly manner
• Keeps tools, equipment and work area clean and orderly.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

Work with different operations and materials: Pressboard shear, woodworking drills, plane, ripper, radial arm saw, milling machine, corrugate saw, band saw, table saw, radial spacer punch press, perforating punch press, radial spacer tapering machine, disk sanders, glue press, static ring shaper, static ring wrapper, circle shears, knives, mallets, benches, tape measures, vernier calipers, auto punch line, static ring wrapping machine, drill press, power hand tools, lathe type cylinder winder, corrugate saw, saber saws, drill press, disc sander, shear, jointer, planer, templates, cylinder press, layout and hand tools, pi tapes, calipers, micrometers, shaper, rip saw, flat iron, dereeler, oil tanks and spray equipment, brush, face mask, crane, chisel, cylinder mandrel and indexer, gauges and others, jib crane, overhead crane and komo machine.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Required Education / Experience

High School Diploma or equivalent

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Key Working Relationships

• Plant Supervision, Quality, Planning, etc.
• Engineering Organization, including mechanical, electrical and manufacturing engineering groups

Physical Demands

Must be able to stand for extended periods of time. Must be able to occasionally sit, walk. Climb, balance, push, pull, carry, work below waist level and foot use.

Working Conditions

Shop-floor located on large manufacturing plant.

Prolec-GE Waukesha, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.